Lit 3: The Renaissance

Lit 3 covers more, in fact, than just the Renaissance. In it, we read the comedic novel Don Quixote (in an abridged translation). We also work our way through the magnificent Christian epic on the fall of man, Milton's Paradise Lost. In order to get familiar with the great Christian thinker and scientist, Blaise Pascal, we read a 20th century collection and commentary by Peter Kreeft called Christianity for Modern Pagans--sure to be one of the most inspiring and brilliant works of apologetics you are likely to encounter. We spend time on the Romantic poets, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and the Gothic novel Frankenstein. Then more poetry by Tennyson and short works by Poe, Emerson and Thoreau. We finish the year with the great American saga, Moby Dick.

For 2018-19, this class meets live on Mondays from 12:30-1:30 PM, Eastern Time. All sessions will be recorded and made available to enrolled students.

Syllabus includes:

Don Quixote, Cervantes

Paradise Lost, John Milton

Christianity for Modern Pagans (Commentary on Pascal’s Pensees), Kreeft